The UNCW softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader Saturday at Towson to miss out on claiming a Colonial Athletic Association Tournament bid but ended up with some national attention, anyway.

A home run-saving catch by senior Darian Roberts in the second game made it on ESPN’s SportsCenter at No. 2 on its list of Top 10 plays of the day. In the fourth inning, the center fielder ranged to her right chasing a drive by Brook Miko and leaped above the wall to pull down the ball.

Immediately after the game, UNCW staffers — namely SID Eric Rhew and assistants Scot Schlein and Jill McLean — went to work on Twitter trying to get ESPN’s attention. Within hours, it was on TV.

“I think they were all blowing up ESPN saying ‘Guys, this is certainly worthy. You’ve got to take a look,'” coach Kristy Norton said. “We were definitely doing our due diligence to get it out there.”

Roberts lost her spot in the everyday lineup late in the season, but Norton penciled her in there for the season finale. The Jacksonville native proceeded to go 1-for-3 with a run scored and that memorable grab in an 8-2 loss.

“I’m just so happy for her,” Norton said. “She’s been dreaming of that since she stepped on the field as a freshman, so it was exciting to see her career end with a catch like that.”

The much-improved Seahawks finished the season at 29-21 and 8-10 in CAA play. They would’ve needed to sweep Saturday’s doubleheader to make the five-team conference tournament.